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The global suicide rate has fallen since the 1990s, but the death toll is still high

Even after years of working with global health data, one statistic that I’m always struck by is the number of people who die by suicide every year. In 2023, it was estimated to be around three-quarters of a million.

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Our World in Data broke the news in on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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